Featured Sunday Reflections
Created to be in Communion
Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time: Our Triune God exists in relationship between the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. From that essence of love God creates the cosmos, Earth, and living creatures. In creating humanity we are also meant to participate in communion with God and each other resulting in an overflow of love to our children and community. The Pharisees excluded the value of women in the marriage while the disciples tried to exclude the presence of children. Jesus rejects both limitations and instead emphasizes the inclusion and value of all.
Podcast
The 1 Christian 1 Topic podcast highlights the many Christian voices and their work in these one-on-one interviews. We cover one topic with one guest spanning various people and topics like music, art, writing and more.
Faith Amidst Tragedy
Faith is stronger than life's struggles if we attend to it. Liz shares how her faith in Jesus Christ has evolved and how that has helped her in her life's journey. Although there have been many challenges what has strengthened her is her growing relationship with Christ. Hear how a Christian can shine God's light in the darkness.
Unraveling Prayer
What is prayer? How can we pray to God? Desiré Findlay shares her voice on what prayer looks like to her through writing, dance, Lectio Divina and more. Listen in on the conversation as Desiré explains how prayer connects her to Jesus, others and the world. Find inspiration in how you can grow in prayer too.
Communications within the Church
Meet Erika Jacinto who works as the Director of Communications and Media Relations, as well as the press secretary for the Archbishop, of the Catholic Church of Montreal. Erika shares how in her role she communicates with various individuals from laity, non-religious, and religious leaders like Archbishop Christian Lépine and Pope Francis.
Motherhood as a Working Professional
Maria E. Luevano‑Salazar shares her view on motherhood as a working professional. She draws inspiration from her childhood experience of seeing her own mother and other family members raising their children. Maria explains how being a mother has enhanced her appreciation of scripture and how she continues to express her faith in her family and her work place.
Scripture Conversation
Envy is not of God, Mercy is
A conversation on Isaiah 55:6-9 and Matthew 20:1-16
"The point of all the gospels is Jesus telling us something about God so rather than saying 'I get it, those guys that were hired at dawn,' instead I make myself say 'okay, but what is Jesus letting us know about God now in this?'"
Seeing Jesus Past the Storms
A conversation on 1 Kings 19:9, 11-13 and Matthew 14:22-33
"Whatever our great fear is, God is greater. Whatever we can imagine and try to limit God to be, God is greater. God exists beyond that and that can be terrifying to know how limited our minds and thoughts can be and how grand God is."
How to Uncover God's Hidden Treasure
A conversation on 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12 and Matthew 13:44-52
"To receive divine wisdom we have to acknowledge our limitations, suppress our ego and be open to receive God. No matter our knowledge or possessions we cannot compare to God."
Bible Verse Reflections
God's Word in the scripture verses is powerful. Every verse can hold significant truth if we allow ourselves to meditate on them. Sometimes all it takes is one scripture verse to impact us and feed our mind and soul. Meditate on any of the following posts and grow deeper in your faith and understanding.
